About this project

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About this project

Hey guys, my name is
Jason Bienvenu; artist and storyteller for the comic book miniseries “The
Kingdom”.

This
project will be a full color, 6 part comic book miniseries that will be
self-published. Each issue will be released in three month
increments. I am doing this as a labor of love. I have
dedicated my nights and weekends for almost a year now: from conceptualizing
the story and characters, up to the completion of the 1st and 2nd issues in
order to meet the release date deadlines. In addition to the actual
creation of the comic books, I will be maintaining and frequently updating the blog, website, and facebook fan page. I will also be creating several
digital media ads in order to create a viral campaign to help spread
the word about the project.

So, where will your
donations help out in this massive undertaking you might ask?

That’s a great
question. First and foremost, the majority of your donations will go to
printing costs. Most printers require a minimum order, usually in the hundreds,
and I will need all the help I can get to meet those order number
requirements. Advertising and marketing is a huge part of any
project. If people don’t know about a product, they’ll never have the opportunity
to buy it. Lastly, in relation to materials needed to create
this project; if I have any revenue left over, I will use it towards the
purchase of a more up-to-date work computer which I use to color the pages of
the comic book. My current computer is a 2002 laptop dinosaur that makes
the process of creating pages very long and tedious.

I have been working
late hours every night and every weekend in order to make sure each issue will
be released on time and is at the highest possible artistic and storytelling
quality; this is why the issues will be released in three month installments
instead of the normal one month increments.

I want to thank you
all from the bottom of my heart for helping make this dream of mine a
reality. It means the world to me to be able to get my artwork and story
out to people. You can visit my blog and facebook fan page (don’t forget
to follow both) for updates and the "making of" process!

FAQ

• Character Evolutions: Witness the evolution of the main characters from sketchbook concept to the final version that appears in the comic book. Many of the characters look vastly different, in some cases, even a different animal all together, while others remained virtually unchanged from their conceptual sketch.

• Story Board Thumbnails: Here you’ll see side-by-side comparisons from many of the pages of issues one and two. Here you’ll see how initial planning, in some cases, did and didn’t work with a side-by-side comparison of the thumbnail sketch to the finished production pages.

• Creating a Page: In this section, the reader will be able to see the process of creating the composite art for a page from issue number 2. The reader will see the step-by-step creation of a composite drawing from line art, colored layers, and finally, the combined effect of colored line art with word bubbles.

• Logo Design: In this section, you’ll see the creation of the logo from sketch to the final version.

• Evolution of Cover Art: You’ll see the many changes that the first issue’s cover went through before I finally decided on the look and feel of the final version.

• Blog Journal Entries: The final section of the packet will be a printed version of the journal entries from the artist’s blog.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $100 or more
About $100

All of the above with all six issues! You will also receive an 11x17 poster-style copy of your choice of cover art from issues 1, 2, or 3. As well as, a special thank you in the first issue of the comic book. All Signed *Issues shipped per specified release date*
*See issue release dates.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $150 or more
About $150

All of the above with 2 poster-style copies of your choice of cover art from issues 1, 2, or 3. You will also receive 3 pieces of original composite line art used to create the comic book. All Signed *Issues shipped per specified release date*